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Home & Away
Student Diversity
&
The International Dimension
Leeds Metropolitan University
"Each person's map of the world is as unique as a person's thumbprint. There are no two people alike. No two people who understand the same sentence the same way . . .So in dealing with people, you try not to fit them to your concept of what they should be."
Milton Erikson
Leeds Metropolitan University
Who are YOU?
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The Four Circles of Diversity
Organisational Dimensions
Secondary dimensions
Primary Dimensions
Personality
In groups – consider the handout & describe the diversity available to you as a group.
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ALT implications of:
“No two people who understand the same sentence the same way . . .”
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“Internationalisation”
Universities responding to the global context (globalisation). Policies Strategies Practices Curriculum & Pedagogy
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Demonstrate global perspectives across the range of university activities
Ensure that an international and multicultural ethos is pervasive throughout our work and across all our study programmes
Incorporate international perspectives on employment and entrepreneurship across the curriculum and develop the international leadership skills of our students
Support staff in introducing global perspectives across the curriculum
Ensure that global perspectives and skills are assessed across all faculties
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Demonstrate global perspectives across the range of university activities
Ensure that an international and multicultural ethos is pervasive throughout our work and across all our study programmes
Incorporate international perspectives on employment and entrepreneurship across the curriculum and develop the international leadership skills of our students
Support staff in introducing global perspectives across the curriculum
Ensure that global perspectives and skills are assessed across all faculties
Leeds Metropolitan University
Enhance internationalisation at home
Develop and agree international attributes for Leeds Met graduates
Ensure that curriculum is international in focus Ensure meaningful cross-cultural engagement for all
students wherever they are to create a sense of belonging to an international community
Review attributes listed by other universities to develop appropriate range
Conduct iterative review of all programmes for Cross-Cultural Capability and Global Perspectives
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Context for ALT
Internationalisation Diversity
How we “teach” What we “teach” Why we “teach”
Graduate attributes
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Cross-cultural capability
Intercultural awareness and associated communication skills
International and multicultural perspectives on one’s discipline area
The ability to apply such awareness, skills and perspectives to our personal lives and professional practice.
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Global Perspectives
“an ethical underpinning for the development of cross-cultural capability, and a values-based ethos for its application” –
“the relationships between local actions and global consequences… and promoting a response based on justice and equality..”
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Guidelines – Four Questions
1. How can I make students aware of the global impacts of professions related to the subject area?
2. In what ways can I help students to examine their own values, compare them with the values of others, and engage in respectful debate where differences occur?
3. How can I encourage students to be curious beyond their own cultural boundaries?
4. How can I encourage different approaches to learning?
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Working with Disability
Physical access (and egress) Strategies for:
Learning activities Assessment activities
Accessibility of learning materials:
http://www.techdis.ac.uk/index.php?p=9
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